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- 08:02, 11 October 2019 Z-DNA (hist) [818 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A region of DNA that is "flipped" into a lefthanded helix, characterized by alternating purines and pyrimidines, and which may be the target of a DNA-binding protein.")
- 08:01, 11 October 2019 X-ray crystallography (hist) [732 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The diffraction pattern of X-rays passing through a pure crystal of a substance.")
- 08:00, 11 October 2019 X-linked disease (hist) [826 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A genetic disease caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. In X-linked recessive conditions, a normal female "carrier" passes on the mutated X chromosome to an affected son.")
- 07:56, 11 October 2019 Weediness (hist) [680 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Unwanted effects of a plant.")
- 07:56, 11 October 2019 Weed (hist) [673 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An undesirable plant.")
- 07:52, 11 October 2019 VSG (hist) [690 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Variable surface glycoprotein.")
- 07:51, 11 October 2019 Virulence (hist) [706 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The degree of ability of an organism to cause disease.")
- 07:50, 11 October 2019 Viroid (hist) [815 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A plant pathogen that consists of a naked RNA molecule of approximately 250-350 nucleotides, whose extensive base pairing results in a nearly correct double helix.")
- 07:50, 11 October 2019 Virelure (hist) [913 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Virelure is an insect pheromone that attracts male artichoke plume moths. They are either attracted to a trap, where they become entrapped and die, or the release of the phero...")
- 07:50, 11 October 2019 Viral oncogene (hist) [718 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A viral gene that contributes to malignancies in vertebrate hosts.")
- 07:50, 11 October 2019 Vegan (hist) [772 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Strict vegetarian who does not eat any food containing ingredients derived from animals. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 07:48, 11 October 2019 Variable surface glycoprotein (hist) [750 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "One of a battery of antigenic determinants expressed by a microorganism to elude immune detection.")
- 07:48, 11 October 2019 Vaccinia (hist) [810 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The cowpox virus used to vaccinate against smallpox and, experimentally, as a carrier of genes for antigenic determinants cloned from other disease organisms.")
- 14:54, 10 October 2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture (hist) [1,028 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The U.S. agency responsible for regulation of biotechnology products in plants and animals. The major laws under which the agency has regulatory powers include the Federal Pla...")
- 14:53, 10 October 2019 Urticaria (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A raised, itching rash, often with well-circumscribed areas (wheals). Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:53, 10 October 2019 Upstream (hist) [703 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The region extending in a 5' direction from a gene.")
- 14:53, 10 October 2019 Unsaturated fatty acid (hist) [855 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Fatty acid whose hydrocarbon chain contains at least one double bond. Monounsaturated fatty acids contain one double bond; polyunsaturated fatty acids contain tow or more. So...")
- 14:53, 10 October 2019 Unsaturated fat (hist) [745 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Triglyceride with a preponderance of unsaturated fatty acids. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:52, 10 October 2019 Univariate analysis (hist) [762 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Techniques for studying the effects of a single factor on an outcome variable. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 14:52, 10 October 2019 Ubiquinol (hist) [1,120 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An antioxidant produced by normal metabolism. Ubiquinol is the only known fat-soluble antioxidant synthesised by animal cells. It is believed to play an important role in cell...")
- 14:50, 10 October 2019 TATA box (hist) [779 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An adenine-and thymine-rich promoter sequence located 25-30 bp upstream of a gene, which is the binding site of RNA polymerase. Category: Biotechnology <html> <scrip...")
- 15:24, 9 October 2019 Tumor-inducing plasmid (hist) [688 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Ti (tumor inducing) plasmid.")
- 15:24, 9 October 2019 Tumor virus (hist) [716 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A virus capable of transforming a cell to a malignant phenotype.")
- 15:23, 9 October 2019 Tumor DNA (hist) [666 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See T-DNA.")
- 15:22, 9 October 2019 TRNA (hist) [752 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The class of small RNA molecules that transfer amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.")
- 15:22, 9 October 2019 Triglycerides (hist) [801 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds of glycerol and three fatty acids. Synonymous with triacylglycerols (the official chemical name). See oil. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:22, 9 October 2019 Triacylglycerols (hist) [801 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds of glycerol and three fatty acids also called triglycerides; the main constituents of dietary and body fat. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:21, 9 October 2019 Transposon (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A relatively small DNA segment that has the ability to move from one chromosomal position to another.")
- 15:21, 9 October 2019 Transposition (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The movement of a DNA segment within the genome of an organism.")
- 15:21, 9 October 2019 Transposable genetic element (hist) [671 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Transposon.")
- 15:20, 9 October 2019 Transition-state intermediate (hist) [916 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "In a chemical reaction, an unstable and high-energy configuration assumed by reactants on the way to making products. Enzymes are thought to bind and stabilize the transition...")
- 15:19, 9 October 2019 Transgenic plant (hist) [859 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genetically engineered plant or offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated organisms, such as from...")
- 15:19, 9 October 2019 Transgenic organism (hist) [733 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "an organism formed by the insertion of foreign genetic material into a germ cell.")
- 15:19, 9 October 2019 Transgenic animal (hist) [861 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genetically enginnered animal or offspring of genetically engineered animals. The transgenic animal usually contains material from at lease one unrelated organism, such as fro...")
- 15:18, 9 October 2019 Transgenic (hist) [907 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An organism in which a foreign DNA gene (a transgene) is incorporated into its genome early in development. The transgene is present in both somatic and germ cells, is express...")
- 15:18, 9 October 2019 Transgene (hist) [671 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Transgenic.")
- 15:17, 9 October 2019 Transforming oncogene (hist) [749 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene that upon transfection converts a previously immortalized cell to the malignant phenotype.")
- 15:17, 9 October 2019 Transformation efficiency (hist) [783 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The number of bacterial cells that uptake and express plasmid DNA divided by the mass of plasmid used (in transformants/microgram).")
- 15:16, 9 October 2019 Transformant (hist) [822 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "In prokaryotes, a cell that has been genetically altered through the uptake of foreign DNA. In higher eukaryotes, a cultured cell that has acquired a malignant phenotype.")
- 15:15, 9 October 2019 Transfer DNA (hist) [666 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See T-DNA.")
- 15:15, 9 October 2019 Transfection (hist) [733 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The uptake and expression of a foreign DNA sequence by cultured eukaryotic cells.")
- 15:14, 9 October 2019 Transducing phage (hist) [673 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Transduction.")
- 15:09, 9 October 2019 Transcapsidation (hist) [754 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The partial of full coating of the nucleic acid of one virus with a coat protein of a differing virus.")
- 15:09, 9 October 2019 Trans fatty acid (hist) [896 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A form of unsaturated fatty acid that is straight (rather than bent, i.e cis) at the double bond; not abundant in natural edible oils but occurring in ruminant fats and formed...")
- 15:06, 9 October 2019 Total quality management (hist) [912 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An organisation's management approach centred on quality, based on the participation of all its members and aimed at long-term success through customer satisfaction and benefi...")
- 15:06, 9 October 2019 Tocopherols, tocotrienols (hist) [703 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Forms of vitamin E. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:06, 9 October 2019 Ti (tumor-inducing) plasmid (hist) [835 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A giant plasmid of ''Agrobacterium tumefaciens'' that is responsible for tumor formation in infected plants. Ti plasmids are used as vectors to introduce foreign DNA into plan...")
- 15:05, 9 October 2019 Thymidine kinase (hist) [830 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An enzyme that allows a cell to utilize an alternate metabolic pathway for incorporating thymidine into DNA. Used as a selectable marker to identify transfected eukaryotic cells.")
- 15:05, 9 October 2019 Thrombosis (hist) [776 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Blockage of an artery resulting from aggregation of platelets and fibrin, a fibrous protein. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:05, 9 October 2019 Tetracycline (hist) [720 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An antibiotic that interferes with protein synthesis in prokaryotes.")